Prime Minister of Kenya
Appearance
Prime Minister of Kenya | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | Kenyan Parliament |
Formation | 1 June 1963 17 April 2008 |
First holder | Jomo Kenyatta |
Final holder | Raila Odinga |
Abolished | 12 December 1964 9 April 2013 |
Succession | Uhuru Kenyatta, as President of Kenya |
The Prime Minister of Kenya was a post in the Kenyan government. The first Prime Minister of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta, who became Prime Minister in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic; the post of Prime Minister was abolished. The post of Prime Minister was recreated in April 2008. The position was again abolished in 2013.
The last Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, was sworn in on 17 April 2008.[1] He was Kenya's second Prime Minister.
Kenyan Prime ministers
[change | change source]Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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Ronald Gideon Ngala | 1960 | 1 June 1963 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jomo Kenyatta |
1 June 1963 | 12 December 1964 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jomo Kenyatta |
12 December 1964 | 12 December 1964 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga |
12 December 1964 | 14 April 1966 | KANU | ||
Joseph Murumbi | 3 May 1966 | 31 August 1966 | KANU | ||
Daniel arap Moi | 5 January 1967 | 22 August 1978 | KANU | ||
Mwai Kibaki | 14 October 1978 | 24 March 1988 | KANU | ||
Josephat Karanja | 24 March 1988 | 1 May 1989 | KANU | ||
George Saitoti | 1 May 1989 | 8 January 1998 | KANU | ||
8 January 1998 | 30 August 2002 | KANU | |||
Musalia Mudavadi | 4 November 2002 | 3 January 2003 | KANU | ||
Michael Kijana Wamalwa | 3 January 2003 | 23 August 2003 | NRC | ||
Moody Awori | 25 September 2003 | 9 January 2008 | NRC / PNU | ||
Kalonzo Musyoka | 9 January 2008 | 9 April 2013 | WDM–K | ||
Raila Odinga | 17 April 2008 | 9 April 2013 | Orange Democratic Movement | ||
William Ruto | 9 April 2013 | 9 April 2019 | Jubilee | ||
Uhuru Kenyatta | 9 April 2019 | 13 September 2022 | The National Alliance | ||
Bill Clinton Ooko | 13 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | United Democratic Alliance | ||
Musalia Mudavadi |
27 October 2022 | 1 June 2024 | Amani National Congress | ||
1 June 2024 | Incumbent | Amani National Congress |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Eric Ombok, "Kenya's Raila Odinga Sworn in as Prime Minister, Ending Crisis", Bloomberg.com, 17 April 2008.